Shopping for Music in the North West of England
53 Oldham Street, Manchester M1 1JR “As much a Manchester institution as a pint of Holts or Chips n’ Gravy!” Opening Hours:Monday to Saturday 10:00 – 18:00, Sundays 12:00-17:00 Website: http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161 839 8008 Where do you start with this one? As much a Manchester institution as a pint of Holts or Chips n’ […]
1 Newton Street, Manchester M1 1HW “You really don’t know what you’re going to find…” Opening Hours:Monday to Sunday 09:00 –19:30 Website: https://sites.google.com/site/empirexchange/ Telephone: 0161 236 4445 This place is an absolute gem and well worth an afternoon of any music junkies time. This isn’t purely a record shop, but essentially a huge basement full […]
115 Withington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8EB “Chaos, confusion, dust, dirt, randomness and pure Vinyl mania” Opening Hours:Sporadic! Website: Telephone: It sells records and it really is a shack! This is a place of myth and legend and to even offer opening times would be ridiculous. It opens when the guy wants to and […]
9-11 Paton Street, Manchester M1 2BD “A real collectors treat” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10:00 – 17:30 Website: http://www.clampdownrecords.com/ Telephone: 0161-237-5932 This place is a bit of a hidden gem although actually not far from the Northern Quarter Vinyl epicentre. It’s just off the main drag leading to Piccadilly Station so easy to call in your way […]
Bank Street Studios Prestwich Greater Manchester M25 3HN “a veritable shrine to the glory of obscure 45s” Opening Hours:Thursday – Saturday 10.30am to 5.00pm – Sundays 11-4pm (Other days by Appointment Only) Website: http://www.beatinrhythm.com/ Telephone: 0161 773 1589 * Note that Beatin’ Rhythm have now moved to Prestwich – This review and photos are of […]
519 Wilbraham Rd, Chorlton, Manchester M21 OUF “The number of times I have nipped out for a paper only to come back with a Gong album and Peter Tosh CD instead…” Opening Hours:Mon-Sat 10-5.30pm Website: http://www.kingbeerecords.co.uk/ Telephone: 0161 860 4762 King Bee Records in Chorlton is, I believe, the sorting office for all record collectors […]
